Making stuff from junk

[blackmare]

Outward Bound, above. Found objects with oil paint and wax medium, 7 x 9".

Screwy Little Houses, below. Found wood pieces, oil paint and wax medium, about 7" high.



I find stuff everywhere, all the time. Pick it up, take it home, it waits however long it waits until I figure out what to do with it. I had the things for the bird for over two years before I made that piece, but the Screwy Little Houses were created within days of my finding the wood bits.

Does anyone else out there do this, salvaging materials nobody else would want?